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Secret Service - Intellipedia Page 1 Of9 United States Secret Service - Intellipedia Page 1 of9 Security Banner ANYONE USING THIS SYSTEM EXPRESSLY CONSENTS TO MONITORING Dynamic Page -- Highest Possible Classification is: UNCLASSIFIED (U) United States Secret Service UNCLASSIFIED From lntellipedia The United States Secret Service is a United States ~ United States Secr;i-se-rVI-.ce ·-- ·--1 federal government law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States Department of Treasury. [l] I !contents USSS Star I • 1 Role Agency Overview i • 2 Appearance 1 • 3 History Formed: 1865 I • 4 Attacks on Presidents Jurisdiction: Federal; investigating financial I • 5 Protection of former Presidents and First Ladies crime and providing Presidential protection I • 6 Protective operations, protective-function I training and weaponry Employees: 3,200 agents i • 7 Rescue attempts during September 11,2001 1,200 uniformed officers / attacks Agency Executive: Director, Mark J. Sullivan i • 8 Directors l · • 9 Field offices Website • 10 References l! [2] • 11 See also '--------------------- • 12 External links ______ _ _jI Role The Secret Service has primary jurisdiction over the prevention and investigation of counterfeiting of U.S. currency and U.S. treasury bonds notes, as well as protection of the President, Vice President, President-elect, Vice President-elect, past Presidents and their spouses (except when the spouse re-marries), certain candidates for the offices of President and Vice President (mostly within 120 days of a general presidential election), children and grandchildren of current and Secret Service Special Agents former presidents until age 16, visiting foreign heads of state and (foreground) protect the government along with their spouses (all called "protectees"), other President of the United States. , individuals as designated per Executive Order of the President, and -·- ... -··· ·-· -- .......... ··- ... -·· ·-.... ·-··_j National Special Security Events, when designated as such by the 2/11/2011 United States Secret Service - Intellipedia Page 2 of9 Secretary of the of Homeland Security. It also tracks suspicious people and investigates a wide variety of .._.._~··tu ..., .._<U. fraud crimes and identity theft and provides forensics assistance for some local crimes. United States Secret Service Uniformed Division (UD) assists in the protection of foreign the United States Naval Observatory and the White House within Washington, D.C. Due to the discretion of this organization, many details are currently unknown about the Secret Appearance Special Agents of the Secret Service wear attire that · the surroundings. In many circumstances, the attire is business suit, but attire can range from a tuxedo to jeans. Photographs often show them wearing sunglasses and communication earpiece. The attire for Uniformed Division Officers .u:·~ '-'J.,.. u ..,~ standard police uniforms, or utility uniforms and members of the countersniper team, Emergency (ERT), and canine officers. The shoulde:r patch of the USSS Uniformed Division -.v.~-.~.~ ... ~~~ of the presidential seal on white or black depending on the to which it is attached. While there is no official patch mdllcc:ttllltP: Secret Service agents provide Service," Special Agents have occasionally designed security for Pope Benedict unofficial patches to trade in their extensive coJJat,or<a11l.cms XVI in Washington, DC. 2 Agents are identified by their uniformed law enforcement officers. [ 1 lapel pins. :__ _______ , ... _,__ _,_ _,..- .. ~ · --- · -- · -·- · · ~ -~--~ History ·;-:--:=:-:::::::-.-·:·:··.-.-:: :·::···.:·::·:· -:::: :· · :=.-:-:-::::---:~-~ The Secret Service commissioned on July 5, 1865 in Washington, ·; .I D.C. as the "Secret.,.· ,...,.,.,,...,.. Division," to suppress counterfeit currency, which is it was established under the United States . Department of the . At the time, the only other federal law enforcement were the United States Park Police, U.S. Post Office Department Office of Instructions and Mail Depredations, - now known as the States Postal Inspection Service, and t!J.e United States Service. The Marshals did not have the manpower to "'"'"\A ..''""' all crime under federal jurisdiction, so the Secret Service was to investigate everything from murder to bank robbery to gambling. It was the first U.S. domestic intelligence and agency. It no longer has (and has not had for over a these responsibilities, which are now vested in the FBI. 1 the assassination of President William I McKinley in 1901, 1 informally requested Secret Service Secret Service Uniformed 1 Division presidential A year later, the Secret Service assumed full- .. --- · ........ .. --- :.... ..... ... .... - .. .. -- .... ...... 1 time responsibility protection of the President. In 1902, William Craig was the first Service agent killed while riding in the presidential carriage, in a road accident. 2111/2011 United States Secret Service- Intellipedia Page 3 of9 In 1950, President Truman was residing in the Blair House, across the street from the White House, while the executive mansion was undergoing renovatiJns. Two men approached the Blair House with the intent to assassinate President Truman. Oscar Co114zo and Griselio Torresola, who were Puerto Rican nationalists, opened fire on Private Leslie Coffelt and other White House Police officers. Though mortally wounded by three shots from a 9 mm Luger tbhis chest and abdomen, Private Coffelt returned fire, killing Torresola with a single shot to his head. Td this day, Coffelt is the only member of the Secret Service to be killed while protecting a U.S. Pre, dent against an assassination attempt. Collazo was also shot, but survived his injuries and served 29 }!ears in prison before returning to Puerto Rico in 1979. Special Agent Tim McCarthy stepped in front ofj President Ronald Reagan during the assassination attempt of March 30, 1981 and took a bu let to the abdomen, but made a full recovery. The Secret Service Presidential Protective Detail safegvards the President of the United States and his immediate family. They are heavily armed and work with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and the military to safeguard the President w~en he travels, in Air Force One, Marine One, and by limousine in motorcades. Although today this is the Secret Service's most visible role, personal protection is an anomaly in the responsibilities of an agency focused on fraud and cou~terfeiting. The reason for this combination of duties is that when the need for presidential protection became apparent in the early 20th century, there were a limited quantity of federal services with the necessary abilities and resources. The FBI, IRS, CIA, ATF, and DEA did not yet exist. The United States Marshals Service was the only other logical choice, and in fact the U.S. Marshals did provide protection for the President on a number of occasions. In the end, however, the j?b went to the Secret Service. The Secret Service has over 6,000 employees: 3,100 Sppcial Agents, 1,200 Uniformed Division Officers, and 1,700 technical and administrative employees. Special agents either serve on protective details or investigate financial and homeland security-rllated crimes. The United States Secret Service Uniformed Division is\similar to the United States Capitol Police and is in charge of protecting the physical White House grounds and foreign diplomatic missions the fu Secret Service Uniformed Washington, D.C. area. The Uniformed Division was originally a Division cruiser in ; separate orga.'lization l<..nown as the White House Police iForce, but was Washington D.C. at the White i placed under the command of the Chief of the Secret Service in 1930. House l I ··-·· ....... ... ....................... ............ .. .. -...... .. .......... _.J In 1970, the role of the force, then called the Executive Protective · Service (EPS), was expanded. The name United States Secret Service Uniformed Division was adopted in 1977. In 1968, as a result of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, Congress authorized protection of major presidential and vice presidential carldidates and nominees (Public Law 90-331). Congress also authorized protection of the spouses of det eased presidents unless they remarry and of the children of former presidents until age 16. Congress passed legislation in 1994 stating that presiden selected to office after January 1, 1997 will receive Secret Service protection for 10 years after leaving office. Individuals elected to office prior to January 1, 1997 will continue to receive lifetime protectibn (Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 1995: Public Law 103-329). \ .• ,l·_{. >}··-· .~ - 2/11/2011 @-,:;:.~ •• - ' United States Secret Service - Intellipedia Page4of9 The Service also investigates forgery of government checks, forgery of currency equivalents (such as travelers' or cashiers' checks), and certain instances of wire fraud (such as the so called Nigerian scam) and credit card fraud. The Secret Service also has concurrent jurisdiction for violation of federal computer crime laws. They have created a network of 24 Electronic Crimes Task Forces (ECTFs) across the United States. These task forces create partnerships between the Service, federal/state and local law enforcement, the private sector and academia aimed at combating technology based crimes. In 1998, President Bill Clinton
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